[hanniabu]

> If a company does pay back investors, that almost always means that it has contributed to society on net.

It sounds like you're saying that profit is all that matters and you can't contribute to society without making a profit.

[ghostwriter]

> It sounds like you're saying that profit is all that matters and you can't contribute to society without making a profit.

Those who advocate for a wealth tax seem to only care about money too, don't they? Why taxing wealth in particular? How about "taxing" beautiful and healthy? There's a huge prettiness gap in this country.

[ggreer]

I simply argued that in a system where certain failure modes are ameliorated, a company that creates more value than it captures is a net benefit to society.

If I argued that strawberry cake was a net benefit to society, would you dismiss my views as "all that matters is strawberry cake and you can't contribute to society without making strawberry cake"? Of course not. So too for economics.